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Lesson
Descriptive only; not formulated as lesson. It could, for example, be: “Broad engagement of stakeholders will ensure relevance and ownership of TA results.”

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
Very descriptive; not formulated as lesson. It could, for example, be: “Publication of TA results in book form, as done following this TA, can enhance the dissemination of knowledge in the country and beyond.”

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
The importance of the continuity of EA staff and consultants is a valid, but well-known lesson. Another lesson could be: Having staff in the resident mission with extensive research experience in water supply is important to the success of the TA since it can lead to better planning and supervision of the TA studies, and improved communication with the EA staff and TA consultants.

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
The importance of a focused EA and committed consultants is a valid, but well-known lesson. Another lesson could be: Delays in the completion of TA may not matter so long as there are no cost overruns, and the knowledge produced is of high quality and useful to ongoing and planned operations.

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
The lesson could have been formulated more clearly. For example: “For a TA, which closely relates to an operation, it is important to harmonize the schedules to the extent possible.”

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
Complex fund flow mechanism coupled with unfamiliarity regarding ADB’s guidelines and processes delayed implementation. Extensive and continuous support is required for executing agencies unfamiliar with various of ADB’s guidelines and requirements.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Reporting individually and collectively by multiple agencies requires dedicated support, particularly with respect to fiduciary covenants and impacts on financial management performance of the implementing agencies.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Stakeholder participation, extensive community consultations, and information dissemination in structuring construction schedules helped avoid livelihoods impacts and generated community support for the project.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Avoiding resettlement impacts or land acquisition in subproject design and site selection averted grievances and associated delays during construction.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Systematic analysis of market and states’ internal procurement capacity could have avoided procurement delays due to cumbersome governance procedures and rebidding due to poor bidder participation.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Multiple executing agencies at national and state levels with overlapping mandates often result in complex mechanisms that can delay interagency communication, coordination, and timely decisions, thus resulting in implementation delays and ineffective contract management.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Clear delineation of DMF performance indicators at the project appraisal (SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely) would have enabled improved outcomes measurement.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Project structuring in terms of investment size, safeguards implementation, and engineering scope was appropriately calibrated to implementing agencies’ capacities and external dependencies.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Incremental and sequential investment planning under the MFF was appropriate to allow for phased strengthening of institutional capacities and gaining familiarity with ADB practices and guidelines, particularly in procurement and processing, so that experience gained can be applied in succeeding tranches.

Project Number: 35290-023
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Project 1)
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Lesson
Although the TA had some implementation challenges, it still showed that linking a TA to an MFF investment program can yield significant benefits for the development of a sector, leveraging the benefits of the TA.

Project Number: 44002-022
Project Name: Improving Operational Performance of the Water Supply Sector
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